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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Applicant:
Brian Pederson, Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventor:
Brian Pederson, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61L 33/00 (2006.01); A61L 33/12 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61L 33/0094 (2013.01); A61L 33/126 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); Y10T 428/31768 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method for passivating a biomaterial surface includes modifying proteinaceous material disposed at the biomaterial surface. The passivation may be effectuated by exposing the biomaterial surface to therapeutic electrical energy in the presence of blood or plasma.